The State of New York has joined the declarations of New Jersey, Florida and Arizona and announced yesterday (Thursday) the withdrawal of its investments of $ 268 billion from the global company Unilever, following the boycott against Israel announced by its subsidiary - Ben & Jerry's.
In a statement issued by New York State Comptroller Spokesman Thomas Dinapoli, he said that an investigation they conducted found that Unilever and its subsidiary were "engaging in BDS activity," referring to the "boycott investment sanctions" movement, which seeks to isolate Israel because of its treatment of Palestinians.
New York joins Ben & Jerry's boycott opposition to Israel,
As you may recall, New Jersey announced about a month and a half ago that Ben & Jerrys violated state laws, in that the company's decision not to sell its products in the settlements - constitutes a prohibited boycott of the State of Israel.
In response, New Jersey withdrew its investments from Unilever Global.
In addition, the states of Florida and Arizona also announced at the end of September that following the Ben & Jerrys boycott, they are withdrawing their investments from Unilever.
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/DIAGMBIFCBFTJADD5SB7GXXY2A.jpg)
